Specialist - Purchasing Management (Project Management)

Position Summary: Responsible for project management activities relating to support of the Procurement and Purchasing Division in an automotive manufacturing environment. Essential Functions: Track, measure, and report to ensure timeliness of the vehicle development project status from concept phase through mass production. Manage development schedule roadmap, including milestone planning. Communicate deliverables to cross functional teams to align goals and development schedules. Participate in development reviews and log risks, issues, and contingency plans. Track investment cost, part supply, and quality issues throughout development cycle. Create project and development status report. Maintain up-to-date development part list information database. Explore available methodologies and implement best practices related to project management. Schedule and coordinate 5-star audit process. Analyze 3M quality claim information and in-plant quality issues tailored to the Purchasing Division. Review vehicle short and midterm volume target and lead feasibility study. Collect and evaluate SUB KD and high-risk part inventory status. Support purchasing management team data request gathering, summary, and reporting as needed. Administer, coordinate, and comply with all Business Management System (BMS), Environmental Management System (EMS), and Safety Management System (SMS) requirements. Meet all other requirements as assigned. Education: Bachelor’s degree or equivalent preferred Related Experience: 0 – 10 years job related experience preferred OEM or parts components supplier experience desired Skills / Knowledge: MS Excel, PowerPoint, Word SAP preferred Excellent project management and interpersonal skills Proficient knowledge about automotive component supply chain quality control and manufacturing processes Excellent oral and written communication skills Additional Information: Position may require occasional travel (domestic or foreign). Flexibility in working hours to include weekends, holidays, and off shift. Position may require on-call duty or overtime due to overall responsibility.